April 14, 2017 1:03am EDTApril 14, 2017 1:03am EDTBaseball, MLB, Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Miami Marlins, Minnesota Twins, New York Mets, Texas Rangers, Travis D’ArnaudIf the rest of a four-game set between the Mets and Marlins is anything like Game 1, we are in for a treat — or a time-consuming series.Travis d'Arnaud(Getty Images)

If the rest of a four-game set between the Mets and Marlins is anything like Game 1, we are in for a treat — or a time-consuming series.

Travis d'Arnaud broke a 16-inning stalemate with a solo homer off Friday's scheduled starter Adam Conley to win a game which started as a slugfest, but turned into a duel of bullpens Thursday at Marlins Park.

The Mets used an RBI double from Michael Conforto to tie it at 8-8 in the eighth inning, but the game remained scoreless with just four hits total until d'Arnaud went deep with this swing for the 9-8 victory.

Yoenis Cespedes and Wilmer Flores went back-to-back on consecutive pitches to give the Mets the lead in the third inning as New York battled back from a poor start from Robert Gsellman.

The young Mets right-hander was tagged for eight runs on five hits including a first-inning grand slam by Marcell Ozuna but Mets relievers hurled 11 scoreless innings capped by Hansel Robles, who finished the game by getting Ozuna to fly out on the warning track.

The 16-inning, five-hour, 38-minute game marked the fifth straight win for the Mets while the Marlins dropped to 4-5 to begin the season.

The Mets have hit an MLB-best 20 HR, including 16 during their five-game win streak.

Stud of the night

Yu Darvish rebounded from a dismal first start of the season to pitch seven scoreless innings in the Rangers' 8-3 victory over the Angels. Darvish (1-1) struck out 10 and held the Halos to five singles to move to 8-2 in his career against the Los Angeles.

Duds of the night

Tigers starter Jordan Zimmermann (1-1) allowed five runs and four hits in 4 2/3 innings, walking a career-high five in an 11-5 loss to the Twins. Zimmermann's replacement, Anibal Sanchez was even worse for the Tigers. He allowed six runs in 1 1/3 innings as Max Kepler, Miguel Sano and Robbie Grossman all homered for Minnesota.

Highlight

The Cubs' Addison Russell mashed a 429-foot home run out of Wrigley Field and onto Waveland Ave. in a 4-0 win over the Dodgers.

Cardinals (3-6) at Yankees (5-4), 7:05 p.m. ET — Two storied franchises square off in New York each looking to return to their winning ways this season. St. Louis missed the playoffs last season for the first time since 2010 while the Yankees haven’t won a playoff game since 2012. Michael Wacha (1-0, 1.50 ERA) takes on Masahiro Tanaka (0-1,11.74) to begin the three-game series.